February 21, 2019
State Sen. Pat Spearman, D-North Las Vegas, introduced a bill Wednesday that would require all insurers in Nevada to cover hearing aids for children and give vouchers to low-income parents to purchase diapers. Read More
February 21, 2019
Nevada legislators heard introductions for three bills in the Assembly and Senate health committees Monday, including one that would appropriate $15 million to general public health needs. Read More
February 7, 2019
Assemblyman Michael Sprinkle, D-Sparks, plans to introduce a bill this legislative session that would create a Medicaid buy-in option for all Nevadans, after a similar proposal passed in the state Assembly and Senate but fell at the hands of former Gov. Brian Sandoval in 2017. Read More
January 24, 2019
If you need an “ICD PRTCTA DR US MR BCP” procedure at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, the charge will be $100,000. If, instead, you’re destined for a “Card perf spect mlt with and without wm/ef” at Valley Hospital Medical Center, it will run $15,917. Read More
January 24, 2019
Nevada’s behavioral health policy leaders are looking to improve crisis intervention and gather data in the 2019 legislative session. Read More
January 10, 2019
Enrollment on the state’s health insurance exchange dropped by about 200 people from the preliminary December totals after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released final numbers Thursday for the 2019 open enrollment period. Read More
December 13, 2018
There are five days left to sign up for a plan on Nevada’s Affordable Care Act exchange, but so far, the health insurance option isn’t as popular among consumers as it was last year. Read More
December 13, 2018
Obamacare sign-ups through Healthcare.gov are down nationally and in Nevada as the final days of open enrollment approach. Read More
November 29, 2018
Nevada Health Link staff members are fielding calls from Obamacare health plan consumers who worry that accepting subsidies on their otherwise expensive plans could affect their chances to obtain citizenship. Read More
November 8, 2018
Her voice is cheery. Her pitch sounds promising. But insurance experts warn that health insurance robocalls offering low co-pays and premiums to all are often misleading or false. Read More